About 119 million domestic tourist trips were made during the holidays, up 11.5% from the same period in 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The trips were estimated to bring in 54 billion yuan ($7.56 billion) in tourist revenue, an increase of 12.7% from 2019.
Many tourists kicked off the holidays with short-distance journeys. Notably, Tianshui in Gansu Province and Kaifeng in Henan Province - which have become internet sensations lately - saw the amount of hotel bookings jump by 12-fold and 4.5-fold respectively, according to Qunar.
5.189 million passenger trips were recorded through Chinese border during the Qingming Festival, a y-o-y increase of 69.6%.
According to film ticketing platform Maoyan, the box-office revenue has reached 823 million yuan for the holidays, surpassing last year.
